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Typhoon Halong was an unusual storm, likely fueled by the Pacific’s near-record warm surface temperatures this fall. Its timing means recovery will be even more difficult than usual for these hard-hit communities, as Alaska meteorologist Rick Thoman of the University Alaska Fairbanks explains.

Forecasters say the powerful storm, potentially historic in strength, is expected to slam into the Y-K Delta early on Oct. 12 and then race up the coastline, bringing destructive winds and surging seas.

A combination of historically bad weather in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and ill-equipped airports stranded hundreds of passengers in Bethel this holiday season. Volunteers stepped in to donate food and some businesses provided lodging, but passengers still missed out on Christmas at home with their families.

Staff cuts at the National Weather Service could interrupt forecasts across the country. It'll particularly affect Alaska, experts say, where there is already a lower density of weather monitoring.

Months behind the rest of the country, spring is advancing across Alaska. And a contest that has residents guess the date of river ice breakup is showing a trend toward earlier and earlier melt.

Heavy snow berms from plowing the ice highway have led to cracking and overflow in some areas, though the road remains safe from the tundra villages to Aniak.

The fire has grown to approximately 7,000 acres over the past seven days. The fire still is not threatening the community of Kwethluk or any Native allotments.

The final remnants of Typhoon Merbok are passing over the state of Alaska. Residents of hard-hit communities are assessing damage as they await outside aid.

NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card highlights challenges posed by rapid climate change in Alaska and elsewhere in the far North, along with some local responses.

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, leading to early snowmelt and diminished sea ice.